Alberta Precipitation Update
Some rain would be nice...
Below are my updated charts through April 2025 along with the cumulative data starting in October 2024. As you can see, central and southern Alberta are trending quite dry, while the north appears to be faring much better. However, even there, the devil is in the details. For instance, in Grande Prairie the overall precipitation level appears to be “normal”, yet in April it was bone dry and talking with someone who was recently there, they described it as a dust bowl. In short, some rainfall would be helpful. These next 3 months are fairly critical.
It is the 1930s all over again here in Southern Alberta. At least farming practices and increase tropospheric CO2 levels are on our side for increased drought resistance. I have a feeling we will see these below 30 year normal levels of precipitation for another few years - possibly up to the 2030s? Thanks for posting William.